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Killer Means Awesome

Killer Means Awesome

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Welcome to the always entertaining and informative Killer Means Awesome podcast.

Season 1: Killer Shipwrecks - Think of shiny coins and sunken dreams. Each episode features an incredible story of a recently discovered shipwreck.

Season 2: Killer Biographies - Do you get Pocahontas and Sacagawea mixed up? So do we! Check out these true stories about historical figures you really should know better.

Season 3: Killer Inventions - Incredible true stories about inventors and the inventions that changed the world.

Season 4: Killer Crime - Trues stories of crimes you have to hear to believe!


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Episodes
  • Killer Shipwrecks II - The White Ship
    Feb 15 2026

    In 1120, a drunken midnight party aboard a brand-new luxury ship killed nearly 300 of England's young nobility, including the only legitimate male heir to the throne. What followed was two decades of brutal civil war, the rise of an entirely new dynasty, and a lesson in how one submerged rock can reshape the course of a nation for centuries.

    Listen to the first four seasons of Killer Means Awesome to hear incredible true stories. Season 1 features amazing tales about recently discovered shipwrecks, while Season 2 highlights biographies of people you really should know. Season 3 tells incredible stories of real inventions, and Season 4 offers impossible to believe tales of true crime!

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    36 mins
  • Killer Shipwrecks II - USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
    Jan 24 2026

    It was one of the worst maritime disasters in US military history, and naval historians would spend decades studying what went wrong. But the sinking of the USS Indianapolis also led to acts of extraordinary courage and selflessness. In 2017 -- 62 years after it sank -- the crumpled remains of the warship were finally located 18,000 feet deep in the Pacific Ocean.

    Listen to the first four seasons of Killer Means Awesome to hear incredible true stories. Season 1 features amazing tales about recently discovered shipwrecks, while Season 2 highlights biographies of people you really should know. Season 3 tells incredible stories of real inventions, and Season 4 offers impossible to believe tales of true crime!

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    43 mins
  • Killer Crimes - The Mona Lisa Heist
    Nov 23 2025

    In 1911, a handyman hid in a Louvre closet overnight, then simply walked out the next morning with the Mona Lisa under his apron—pulling off the most famous art theft in history. Before this audacious crime, Leonardo's masterpiece was just another Renaissance painting; it returned as the world's most iconic artwork.

    Listen to the first three seasons of Killer Means Awesome to hear incredible true stories. Season 1 features amazing tales about recently discovered shipwrecks, while Season 2 highlights biographies of people you really should know, and Season 3 tells incredible stories of real inventions!

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    40 mins
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